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Welcome to the first edition of Bleeding Cool TV's Sunday Slice, a completely opinionated look at the top television news from the past week.

"Even in the face of a racist system, built upon centuries of xenophobic attitudes and demeaning stereotypes, he was determined to change the old narratives and build this new myth of the Asian and Asian American as the hero." You can see the Bruce Lee documentary trailer below. Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee: ESPN Taking Over Sports[...]

This morning, ESPN along with EA Sports presented a brand new schedule of programming revolving around Madden NFL 20 The w Madden NFL 20 Championship Series (MCS) will bring fans competitive esports action and entertainment following the live 2020 NFL Draft ESPN2 will air the first two episodes of the "Road To The Madden Bowl," with[...]

ESPN's 30 for 30 docuseries shines the spotlight on some of the most unbelievable, over-the-top, and one-of-a-kind personalities and events in sports history Over the weekend, the sports network aimed its cameras at one of pop culture's forgotten athletes: The Office head Michael Scott (portrayed by Steve Carell on NBC's long-running and beloved sitcom), showing the[...]

One of the first major esports competitions for Valorant has been set up as ESPN will broadcast the Valorant Invitational on April 20th The announcement was made on ESPN Esports' Twitter account, in what's being called "the most ambitious crossover in esports history." Considering the game is still in open beta and Riot Games hasn't[...]

This weekend, ESPN premieres the one person who could take down Tiger King and not even break a sweat doing it: Michael Jordan Starting this Sunday, the sports network's 10-part documentary series The Last Dance finally takes to the floor to examine Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' mission to lock down a sixth NBA Championship[...]

The pro football league created by WWE's Vince McMahon has fired nearly all of its employees as of Friday morning, according to ESPN sources They are also reporting that the league has no plans to return in 2021 This puts an end to the return of the XFL, which first came about in a partnership[...]

ESPN will be broadcasting the event stateside Announced earlier today, five matches from the LCS will air on ESPN2 ESPN2 is already home to esports coverage, so the LCS will fit right in here "We're excited to work with Riot Games to create innovative content opportunities around this amazing franchise system," said John Lasker, vice[...]

WWE EVP Triple H visited ESPN this past Sunday to not only confirm that a pretty big name will be missing this weekend's WrestleMania shows, but also share his thoughts on that decision as well as the decision to move forward with the annual event. The company had taken the unprecedented step of having RAW, SmackDown,[...]

Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls teams of the 1990s are the subjects of a new ESPN documentary series called The Last Dance It was supposed to release in June, but as of this morning, a new trailer released confirms that the 10-part series will release instead starting April 19th The trailer teases new interviews[...]

ESPN is dealing with the absence of live sports to talk about by airing classic Disney films mostly dealing with sporting events that have already happened Every Friday night in primetime for the foreseeable future, the network will air a different sports film Up first tonight at 8 PM is The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid[...]

Less than a week after the WWE announced Wrestlemania 36 will take place over two nights (Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, with Rob Gronkowski hosting) over coronavirus concerns and announcing a deal with ESPN to air classic WrestleMania events over three Sundays, a chunk of the WWE Network library is being made available[...]

Now, it looks like ESPN has foud a way to help them get the word out – and add some fresh programming to a network that's hurting now that live sports is doing its version of "social distancing" from the fans. WWE Starting this Sunday, March 22, at 7 p.m (and continuing for two additional weeks), the[...]

That's right: this Sunday, March 22, ESPN2 is being possessed by the spirit of ESPN8: "The Ocho" for 24 hours But not because it's the "8th" of anything – just because ESPN knew we could really use it. Inspired by the 2004 hit movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story starring Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, and Ben[...]

During the company's third-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts, Iger revealed that it will bundle Disney+, Hulu's basic on-demand tier and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month, and will make the package deal available the same day Disney+ launches: November 12. As a consumer, here are some things to keep in mind about the bundle deal:[...]

Move over, Phil Grayfield! Marvel Comics and ESPN have teamed up to produce a series of homage variant covers for top football players Marvel posted the covers on their website, though they originally debuted on television back in April for the NFL draft But hey, maybe you've had too many concussions and you can't remember[...]

You'll soon be seeing some Apex Legends competitions on ESPN programming as they're headed to the 2019 ESPYS and X Games Minneapolis 2019 This morning, ESPN announced the creation of EXP, a new event series featuring esports competitions at ESPN-owned events, the first of which will be with Electronic Arts These competitions will be a[...]

As we head into ESPN's inaugural Collegiate Esports Championship for 2019, we now have a full schedule for all the games involved this weekend Five different games will have qualifying matches as well as proper tournament bracket eliminations between May 10th-12th, including Hearthstone, Overwatch, Starcraft II, Street Fighter V, and Heroes of the Storm Check[...]

Looking to move out from underneath the shadow of the recently shuttered Alliance of American Football (AAF) as well as learn from its own disastrous past (with the hopes of not repeating it), WWE head Vince McMahon's XFL has announced multi-year deals with both ESPN and FOX Sports to televise league games beginning with the[...]

This time, the trio – along with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, and in conjunction with ESPN 30 for 30 – takes a moment to remind us that the original film was actually based on real life events. Don't believe us? Check out this clip from the sports doc below to discover the truth behind 1984's All Valley[...]

When you add Hulu (where most believe the more "adult" content will go) and ESPN+ (the sports networks' streaming service) into the mix, Disney+ has the potential to go from concept to "king" in record-breaking, eye-bleeding time. However… all of this is "concept" and "expected" right now, and Disney+ does have some things working against it.  For[...]

Much like how Marvel Studios dropped additional footage of Black Panther earlier this year during the the College Football Playoff National Championship, they'll be doing the same for Captain Marvel during the 2019 game. MarvelousRealm on Twitter shared this snippet of a video from EPSN, which seemingly confirms that new footage for the film is coming on January 7th during the[...]

In a multi-year broadcast deal, Overwatch League Season 2 is coming to "The Mouse" – airing on ESPN, ESPN2, Disney XD, ABC and streaming services – which means you'll have a little more time to upgrade your definition of "spectator sport." Credit: Peabody Awards  #22 Jordan Peele The Academy Award-wining writer/director (Get Out, Us) and one-half of comedy duo[...]

Disney is moving to secure a future for itself in a world that's gone streaming, with the Fox deal including a trifecta of streaming properties: sports service ESPN+, general entertainment service Hulu, and what the company hoped will be the "crown jewel" of their streaming offerings: Disney+. The individual overseeing "The House of Mouse's" media future[...]

After SO MUCH back and forth on the Twitterverse today (read: this week) about the upcoming slate of expected Marvel Studios trailers, we apparently have confirmation on at least one new MCU trailer for Monday, December 3rd- Captain Marvel.   According to our pals over at TrailerTrack, we're getting a new Captain Marvel trailer drop during Monday Night Football[...]

ABC's broadcast will be different from NFL Network and ESPN's coverage during the first two nights, though the network will simulcast ESPN's feed on the third day for the second straight year. "The addition of broadcast television for all three days of the 2018 NFL Draft helped to bring this important offseason event to even more fans[...]

Today it was announced on ESPN that Blizzard signed a new multiyear deal that will bring the league's games to ABC and ESPN network stations This deal starts tonight with the playoffs, which are going to be broadcast on Disney XD and ESPN 3. The deal does not cancel or negate any current broadcast or licensing deals,[...]

ESPN is reporting that wide receiver Julian Edelman is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances. Edelman is appealing the suspension, which tends to not go well for the player as most cases are upheld But the 32-year-old is in his 10th season and has never tested positive before, and[...]

Now that he holds the title, there's only one challenge left for him to overcome: besting ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel at his own "Jimmy Kimmel Live Spelling Bee." Let's just say that as "boss battles" go, 14-year-old Nemmani didn't need to break a sweat. Kimmel has been a major advocate for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which[...]

ET). With Can You Spell It in a Sentence? Bleeding Cool's 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee Live-Blog!, we'll be offering some funny and irreverent takes on the nation's oldest academic competition from the perspective of someone who would have problems spelling half of the words in play even if they were on a teleprompter. https://youtu.be/IS7PNFvTBAcVideo can't be loaded[...]